W550s fan grinding noise

Question:W550s fan grinding noise

My w550s laptop fan is making a loud grinding noise whenever I turn it on. I've tried cleaning and then replacing the fan but the issue persists anyway. Any tips on how to resolve the issue would be greatly appreciated. I've attached the sound for reference. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4rjnLAA0hh8c0NBVWphbVlUMzQ/view?usp=drivesdk (it sounds like a bearing is loose but I'm not quite sure)

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W550s fan grinding noise

I recommend downloading and running Reimage. It's a computer repair tool that has been proven to identify and fix many Windows problems with a high level of success.

Welcome shadowsonmywall1. Is your CPU and GPU running hot when the laptop fan is making a loud grinding noise?2. Did you remove the thermal paste before replacing with a new fan?3. Have you tighten all other screws on the laptop fan?4. Use grease to oil the bearing of the fan.

hi guysi have a problem everyday my computer make a grinding noise and duringthat time my computer is frozen , i cant do nothing until it stop by itself.does it mean i need a new hard disk or can i fix it.thank you in advanceicedtea2002

Hello, I have recently heard what sounds like a grounding noise coming from my computer. I usually only notice it when the computer is searching for something (say a Google search), and I seem to especially notice it while searching on e-Bay. Once the site or page is found, it then stops making that sound. Is this something I should be concerned about? Is there anything I can do to stop it, or repair it? Does this mean the hard drive is about to crash? I have a Dell Computer, and Windows XP system. Thanks for the help.

Answer:Grinding Noise

Just to be on the safe side do a back up if you havent done.Open the case and try to isolate the noise.

Hello, Im getting a nasty noise from my pc at start up, never on restart. Ive had the cover off and tested the PSU but its fine ,also replaced fan on heatsink, it made no difference. Its definitley coming from the heatsink or CPU, very odd. Luckily I have a new motherboard bundle waiting for Xmas! Everything backed up. Cheers.

Answer:Grinding noise From CPU?

Stop each fan in the system one at a time. Use something like a coffee stir stick to hold the fan blades. Insert the stick before you pw ON not after.

Hello. I've been hearing a grinding noise for sometime on start-up on my PC. Occasionally, the PC will pretty much hang at the windows XP logo. When this occurs i just hold in on the power button and go through the boot process without any problems. However, the grinding noise that comes at the start is very loud and doesn't sound healthy at all. I've opened the case and there's no cords in the way of the fans. What could the noise be? Should i have concern? My computer runs fine after the noisy few seconds into the boot but becomes normal after it passes the windows XP logo.

My specs:
nVidia 8600GTS card 256 GPU
amd 3800+ 2.4 GHz
1 gig of ram

For more detail:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...reg_R1002_USEN
But my card gcard is now nVidia 8600GTS card 256 GPU.

Sorry this is confusing. Tired after the holidays :) thanks for any/all help.

Answer:Grinding noise?

try and isolate if it is coming from a drive or a fan
did you upgrade the psu when you upgraded the video

Hey guys, I logged on this morning to my pc and started to play a game and all of a sudden every few minutes the game would just crash for 10 seconds or so then be fine. When the crash happened i couldn't press Ctrl+Alt+Del so i know it wasn't the actual game itself crashing or losing connection etc.

So then i decided to take off my headset and try see if there was any strange noises and there was a really weird grinding noise for 2-3 seconds.. then game pc crashes then 10 seconds later everything is perfectly fine.

Anybody had this issue or know any solutions? If you need any additional information don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks in advance, Pompey.

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Oh my god, not long after writing this thread... Now my PC just turned itself off without any warning, bleeps or grinding noises. Didn't even reboot, just switched itself off.

When i boot up my PC, i don't get no errors, it boots up as quick as it ever has.

can someone please help me?
just a few minutes ago i was simply browsing and heard a loud grinding noise from my pc, i checked all the fans and it seems to be from the gpu, i restarted pc and still goes on. i left it off for now but i cant seem to find the cause, nothing is hitting anything
help?
thnx

Answer:Grinding noise?

You wouldn't be able to see anything. The grinding noise occurs when the ball bearings go ( at one point the balls start showing wear and don't run "round" anymore, causing the fanblades to tumble.)Simple solution: you need a new fan. In cases of emergency (like you can't get your hands on a new fan anytime soon) there is a way to prolong the life of the fan a little bit. You get some graphite powder from your automotive supplier, peel back the fan label and carefully put a little bit onto the center of the fan.I really mean CAREFUL the stuff is worse on cloth than laser toner Make sure to put the label back on and don't use any form of oil..it will only cause a mess.-DG

Hi, can any one advise me? I have been getting a grinding noise from my PC roughly monthly since I obtained it in Nov. 2004, I think it may be when I push it a little??could this be the hard drive protesting ? it`s a pentium 4 3000ghz, asrobs.

Answer:GRINDING noise from PC

Some hard drives can get noisy when there is a lot of disc activity.......I have an IBM Deskstar 80GB drive which sounds a bit like a boiling kettle when working hard.It has done for the 3 years since I got it.Also some fans will speed up when temperatures rise and can become very loud.If this noise is infrequent,only happens when you are working the pc hard and most importantly not getting worse over time then I would be inclined to ignore it.If it's annoying you then you will need to track down the culprit and consider replacing it with a new quieter version.

I have an Everex Explora, AMD Athlon computer and at the start up and when I am searching for info it makes a grinding noise while it is loading the information. Also twice last week after typing and searching for what I wanted I heard a loud grinding noise. Not knowing anything about computers I have no idea what is the problem. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer:Grinding Noise

Hi lagGrinding noises aren't good. It sounds like you hard drive is going. I would back up your important data NOW. You can run a scandisk (surface scan) and defrag to help test out the hard drive. Many manufacturers of hard drive also have utilities on their web sites you can run to test out the drive. Is your system under warranty? Many hard drives come with a three year warranty.

I am struggling with Grinding noise while using my HP Laptop-HP G62 Notebook PC. I have cleaned the Vents using Compressed Gas Can, but this did not help much. Checked HP Support Assistant for possible driver/software updates, but no updates are available.

everything was fine .. i reinstalled firefox3.00 for some internet purpose now internet was ok.. but when i restarted Firefox again after a reboot it noted me that "Firefox not able to start sorry for the inconvenience" .and the i noticed some kind of grinding noice from my system..

so i checked my cabinet all was fine and finally noticed that the noise was from the speakers...

and i noticed the noise was associated with the hdd data reading which was indicated by the hdd light on the cabinet..

i thought this is the problem of firefox so i reinstalled to the latest firefox the problem still continues...

other things i noticed along with this problem is that

the windows boot up time is long than wat it was before the problem.. but after boot up everything is fine except for the grinding noise from speakers..

i test my system with directx diagnostic tool ..everything is fine

i suspected my hdd and made a long test with seatool hdd test tool everything was fine
i have smart enabled on my hdd

there is this cricking noise along with the audio which is also distrubing my adio and video play back

i am confused wat might be the problem.. that noise is disturbing the regular sound pattern of my system

i tested my speakers with external devices the sound was crystal clear

Hello. Currently i Have in my PC:Q6600 2.4 ghz8800gts 312 DDR32gb of ram500gb WD sata HDDSound Blaster Audigy500watt PSUAlright so my computer has up and decided that it hates me. For about three months it worked without any major issues. I noticed some absurd artifacting with my GPU but decided i'd just replace it eventually. My problem is that recently my computer has gone nutty. Whenever I decide to do anything (open photoshop, install programs, ect) it starts to give me laggy sound. Windows itself takes about 5 minutes to get past that initial loading screen and then 1 or 2 minutes to actually load my user. Under a normal circumstance I would just guess CPU but it's stranger. Once photoshop opens it gives a GPU error, whatever, I get it, it's broken. Yet it works fine, no lag, nothing. I render videos, and nothing. I open fallout 3 and it lags until it gets to the menu and the sound is fine for the rest of the game. It seems to only lag on loading screens. About an hour ago I started hearing loud grinding noises from inside my case. All of this leads me to believe it may be my HDD. It seems that the sound skips any time the HDD is accessed but I'm not sure. So I wanted to get a second opinion.I ran a CPU stress test and it never got above 60C at 100% for 3 hours. I ran a ram test for 20 minutes with 0 errors. My GPU gets up to 72C with artifacting almost nonstop In games there are specific models that seem to make the oddest thing ever occur. Giant tr... Read more

Answer:strange grinding noise

Two problems at the same time:1) Hard drive is going bad. If the grinding noise is coming from the hard drive, that's means it's about to crap out on you. Back up your data as soon as you can 'cause you may not get another chance...2) Video card. 99% of the time artifacts on the screen mean a video card problem. The other 1% of the time it's drivers. So...you have your marching orders. Replace both the hard drive AND the video card.

I have an older laptop that we use infrequently here in the office, and it's making a pretty loud grinding noise. I looked into this a bit on-line, and everyone seems to agree that this probably means the hard drive is going. I just want to confirm a few things with an expert before I proceed:

1) Is there anything I should try to get rid of the grinding noise before I just pack it in and trash this laptop?

2) Although the laptop is older, I really don't want to trash it. Does it make sense to buy a new hard drive?

3) If I do buy a new hard drive, is that the kind of thing that I can install myself, without too much experience? Can you guys help me through it?

4) Do you have any suggestions on where I should go for the drive and what I should get? (It's a Dell Notebook)

Any assistance is very much appreciated!

Answer:Grinding noise from laptop

What operating system is it using? W98? W98SE, ME, XP or what? What make and model of laptop? Beware there may be limitations on the capacity of the hard drive that the OS/BIOS will accept. Can you get a copy of the manual, either from the office, or via the net, or makers website? Also there may be limits on the anount of RAM that can be installed if you want to upgrade. let us know and someone here can probably help. Can the IT representative at your office help with further info? Bazza

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Lydster said:

I have an older laptop that we use infrequently here in the office, and it's making a pretty loud grinding noise. I looked into this a bit on-line, and everyone seems to agree that this probably means the hard drive is going. I just want to confirm a few things with an expert before I proceed:

1) Is there anything I should try to get rid of the grinding noise before I just pack it in and trash this laptop?

2) Although the laptop is older, I really don't want to trash it. Does it make sense to buy a new hard drive?

3) If I do buy a new hard drive, is that the kind of thing that I can install myself, without too much experience? Can you guys help me through it?

4) Do you have any suggestions on where I should go for the drive and what I should get? (It's a Dell Notebook)

My laptop fan is making some pretty weird noises and some of them sound pretty bad; when the laptop turns off the fan kind of clunkclunkclunks to a stop and I'm worried that the fan might not be spinning fast enough to cool the laptop. I've looked at how to replace the fan and it involves taking pretty much the entire laptop apart, is there anything else I could/should be looking at, trying to do, etc, before I go all in? The only thing I can think of would be to get a can of compressed air and try to give it a blast and maybe dislodge something; I just thought it would be worth asking before going through the trouble of taking the laptop apart plus the expense of buying a new fan. My laptop is an HP pavillion dv7.

Thanks a bunch for any help,
J

Answer:Laptop fan grinding noise?

It might be an idea to get a program such as Speccy (Google it) and check the temps on your CPU, if the CPU is too hot, i would see if you could get access to the fan, clean and clean it out with a can of compressed air (Or a vacuum but that may damage components, i wouldn't recommend it but i do it personally) and if that doesn't help take the fan off and use an alcohol wipe to clean off the grey compound on it and replace it with some fresh thermal compound (There are plenty of youtube videos on how to do this).

I have a Gateway PC with ME, 1.3 processor, 640 ram. Three yrs old. It will not boot up. I turn PC on, and I get to first screen, and then it bumps and grinds and whirs and chirps, and beeps. I hit F1 key and get a message that operating system cannot be found. I tried to boot from a Norton rescue disk but no good. It sounds like fan motor is on. Last week, the PC started to cut off (power) for no reason, randomly, and I would have to reboot. Has my hardrive crashed? Might it be something less severe?. Please help? Thank you. RD.

Well the thread says it all. I have a DELL PC a year or 2 old, and the CD ROM is starting to make this grinding like noise, for a split second only, when a CD spins down in the drive.

Does this mean the CD ROM drive is about to go? How much longer do you think it will live?

Should I start using the DVD drive to play CDs and games? Will this hurt the DVD drive?

Well that about wraps it up I think.

Answer:CD ROM and grinding noise when cd spins down

take the cd rom drive out of the pc and shake it. If you hear anything bouncing around inside then something might possibly be broken. As for your dvd drive, no playing cds and games won't hurt it. In fact I would recommend using it. Besides you can get a new dvd burner for like thirty bucks now so if it does break, who cares, they're cheap!

Title says it all. I am not very familiar with Computers, but I know my stuff.

I have an ASUS P5Q-E Motherboard, and an Intel Q9950 processor. I also have the Antec Twelve Hundred gaming case, with a Zalman cooler on top of all that.

I smack the side of the behind the cover, and sometimes it will go away, but that's horrible for the machine. It is not the cooler, because I have tried moving it while the PC was running, and no problem. I smack the top of the fan on the top, the muffles, and comes back. It is not the Hardrive, or any External fans, because the noise is coming from the top, back right corner of the PC. I turn the speed of the fan on the top down, there is no change of sound, and there are no wires interfering with the fans.

One of my HP laptops, HP Pavilion dv9650us, went off warranty about two months ago. I was using the machine to help fix another computer's problem when I noticed that its dvd-drive is making loud grinding noises and is slowing down the computer whenever I would access the drive. I suspect that the drive is about to die.

I am not sure how long the drive has been doing this since the laptop is being used primarily by another family member.

I purchased an extended warranty through Office Depot, but that family member cannot afford for that computer to be sent off for an unknown amount of time so I am actively considering replacing the drive myself.

I am looking at drives on amazon.com and unsure if a 'universal laptop slimline drive' will fit. Are the drives fairly universal between manufactorers? The current drive is an HD-DVD drive so I was hoping to upgrade to a blu-ray drive. Is it possible?

FYI: These kind of internal laptop dvd drives are not available from newegg or even frys. I'd rather not buy directly through hp.

Answer:dvd drive grinding noise

www.span.com Found a few laptop BD-Roms there. Panasonic makes the UJ-220 for laptops as well. They are a bit pricey. I would google something like 'Notebook Internal Blu-Ray' and see what pops up for you.

Hi,Our NEC Superscript 870 printer works ok for one or two pages at a time: anymore than that and it begins to make a grinding noise and then a paper jam. The grinding noise seems to be coming from the right hand side, perhaps from the gears under the brass clips that are under the toner cartridge. The teeth that are visible seem normal. Suggestions?Steve

i had my sony viao for almost 2-yrs and i'm starting to hear a grinding noise from my hd. i initially noticed it when i turned it on. it made this loud grinding noise for over 10-mins then it disappear (pc still made typical very noise) and after 3 days the hd made the same noise (again for ~10-mins), but not as loud when i turned it on, still loud enough to notice and the grinding noise wasn't consistent either, a few time it was like grinding down then speeding up againshould i start looking at new hd, will i be able to rescue my files if my hd just decides to stop working or decides to boot upi normally keep my pc on for 5-days and i know i'm not the only one so i don't think that's the reasonalso most night, i keep my pc busy all night long encoding movies for over 10-hrs, can that be the cause

Answer:hd making grinding noise

Any information of value should be backed up. Hd can die at the drop of a hat.

When I boot up my y470, the fan makes a grinding noise for about 3 seconds, then is perfectly normal. I think there's something wrong with my fan's bearings, even though it's only 2 weeks old (terrible manufacturing quality apparently). How do I go about putting my warranty to good use here? I'm in Canada.

Dont know if anyone else has got one of these cards but when ever I play a game on my pc now the card makes a fairly audible grinding noise. Iv tryed the lastest set of drivers but no difference. Has anyone else experianced this or have i just got a bad card?

Answer:Sparkle 8500GT Grinding Noise

I take it that it's your graphics card, sounds like the fan could do with a looking at and probably a good clean to clear the dust build up etc.

On a cold boot/start in the morning I hear this griding sound for a bit then it goes away. I took the cover off my pc, cleaned everything I could, started again and grinding noise was still there, then went away after a bit. The noise sounds like it is coming from my cpu fan. To me, it sounds like the fan has a wron bearing. I have been trying to find a replacement, but no luck, and I don't know the specs for the fan, so i can't buy an aftermarket fan.I was wondering if anyone knows where I can buy a replacement or maybe a better aftermarket fan that would work. PC: Acer ATC-105-UR11

Answer:Grinding noise on cold start

We suggest you contact Acer support in your region for information on how to proceed.

I posted a message here a couple of weeks ago that the fan was making a loud noise when the system boots. Now it is making the same noise at other times, but not quite as loud. It seems to be getting worse. Someone suggested it is a fan bearing. I would rather not make a warranty claim for this if it is simple to fix. Would this be a simple fix for someone not experience working with hardware? Do I risk my working on the machine myself.

Hello mate, It's quite easy to do. Have a look in the hmm there : http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/89y8064.pdf Just be aware that changing this part by yourself might void the warranty.

HI, i just recently got a COMPAQ Presario CQ56 Laptop this past christmas brand new, i use this laptop quite frequently on my lap when laying in bed. one night i was watching youtube videos, when all of a sudden i heard this god awful grinding noise coming from under my laptop right by the fan. i stuck my ear right next to the fan and thats where the sound seemed to be coming from. if i turn it off and let it set over night, and then turn it on in the morning, there's no noise. but only when i use this laptop for like 1-2 hours does the noise come back. somebody please help me cause this noise sounds bad, and i just got this laptop not even 3 months ago. thank you!

I recently bought a new PC. A Dell Ispiron 560 (3.2 ghz, 4gb memory, etc.). I don't want to get big into gaming on it I just wanted a better video card than the crappy one that came with it, so I bought a HIS HD 4670 IceQ 1gb ($60). Because of that I had to upgrade the PSU from a stock 150w to a OCZ Fata1ity 550w power supply. I uninstalled the previous video drivers by going into Device Manager and deleting them. I also used Driver Cleaner Pro. Then I installed and updated the driver for the HIS 4670. Now my computer seems to have minor mouse lag and the cursor plays catch up to where I want it to go. Also while playing some minor games (ex. A.V.A.,Genesis AD, TheHunter, Vindictus) it lags horribly and makes a grinding sound which comes through the speakers, it does this not only in a game but I can be surfing the web and listing to itunes and it will just spazz out making the grinding sound. Any help? Did I screw something up?

I tried looking around on Google, but there were no resovled issues. Some were saying it could be a bad PSU or that there is a conflict with Micrsoft High Definition Audio Dirver.

Added:I am getting really frustrated with this, I'm 99% sure it is through the speakers. I took out the HIS 4670 and went with the stock video card and it was still doing it, so I thought maybe it might have something to do with the power supply so I switched it back to the 150w one. The lag and noise still continues to happen I don't know what to do at thi... Read more

Answer:Upgraded new PC, mouse lag and grinding noise

No help?

No one wants to help me. Did I post this in the wrong section or did I come off rude or something?

I recently bought a new PC. A Dell Ispiron 560 (3.2 ghz, 4gb memory, etc.). I don't want to get big into gaming on it I just wanted a better video card than the crappy one that came with it, so I bought a HIS HD 4670 IceQ 1gb ($60). Because of that I had to upgrade the PSU from a stock 150w to a OCZ Fata1ity 550w power supply. I uninstalled the previous video drivers by going into Device Manager and deleting them. I also used Driver Cleaner Pro. Then I installed and updated the driver for the HIS 4670. Now my computer seems to have minor mouse lag and the cursor plays catch up to where I want it to go. Also while playing some minor games (ex. A.V.A.,Genesis AD, TheHunter, Vindictus) it lags horribly and makes a grinding sound which comes through the speakers, it does this not only in a game but I can be surfing the web and listing to itunes and it will just spazz out making the grinding sound. Any help? Did I screw something up?

I tried looking around on Google, but there were no resovled issues. Some were saying it could be a bad PSU or that there is a conflict with Micrsoft High Definition Audio Dirver.

Added:I am getting really frustrated with this, I'm 99% sure it is through the speakers. I took out the HIS 4670 and went with the stock video card and it was still doing it, so I thought maybe it might have something to do with the power supply so I switched it back to the 150w one. The lag and noise still continues to happen I don't know what to do at thi... Read more

Hi,Recently a grinding noise can be heard when I turn on my PC, but not always. So far it has happened twice, the first time I looked inside my PC but found nothing, and the second time it stop after about 5 minutes once the computer had been turned on. I have literally no idea what it is as nothing is touch any of the fans and both HDD's in my build feel fine when I rest my hand on them.I've made a video of the noise, for which the link is below. You may have to turn your volume up slightly to hear it, but it is much louder in reality.YouTube VideoAny help will be appreciated,Tom

Answer:PC makes grinding noise when turning on

The CPU cooler is most likely loose because I've had a similar issue where when the CPU fan spins fast, it makes a similar noise.

Ok, I'm not sure if I came to the right place for this problem but I'm looking for as much help as I can.

This has been happening for awhile now but everyday when I first startup the computer it makes this grinding noise that lasts for about two minutes then it goes away and is fine for the rest of the day when I use it. At first I thought it was dust so I took it out and cleaned it up a bit with a can of compressed air. After trying that, the noise is still there. I don't think it's my hard drive since I use a SSD. I haven't gotten a chance to open the case and carefully listen where the noise is coming from but one thing I do know is when the noise is happening and I thump the case with my hand a few times it seems like one of the fans inside makes this lower power noise thing and then you can hear it slowly coming back up to normal speed. Keep in mind this only happens if I thump or hit the case with my hand. I'm planning on opening the case soon and see what is causing the noise but I'd like an idea if you guys know if what could be causing the noise so I know what to pay attention to. And what can I use so I can hear better where the noise is coming from?

Answer:PC making grinding noise on startup, need help!

use a straw to your hear and move it around the components to try and isolate the cause

probably a fan

the last thing you want to do is thump the case with your hand if want the computer to keep running

Hi guys (and gals). I posted here a while back and tried to get help with my computer, which kept freezing. The guys who helped me tried every single thing they could think of to try and fix my problem, but to no avail. The only thing the problem could be was a hardware problem, and paying for a new motherboard for a four year old system would have been a waste of money. Nevertheless, I appreciated the help and kindness the forums gave while I troubleshooted my computer. That's why I'm coming here again asking for help. Hopefully this time there will be a happy ending.

In June, with my own saved money, I purchased a new computer. The specs are here:

I put everything together and initially it all worked, however recently the fan which is attached to the heatsink has begun making a very distinct grinding noise upon booting my computer. Waiting until Windows boots seems to sometimes fix the problem, and taking off the case to press against the heatsink seemed to stop it for a small period, however as of two... Read more

Answer:Heatsink fan making grinding noise, help!

Is this post in another thread of any use to you? It may be that the fan is not working correctly in terms of cooling the part (CPU or chipset - not sure which?) and the part is overheating causing the problems. Perhaps you need to reseat or replace the fan and/or heatsink?

Hello to all, I have a new Pavilion 15-bc000nv and after 4 days of use it started a scratchy noise from the left side of the laptop. I see that when the led of Hard Drive switches on the sound comes up (it's like something is scratching from the inside) and when it turns off the sound stops, it's not that loud but when I work at night it buzzes my head and I am worried since the laptop it's brand new. Please help me to solve the poblem. Thanks in advance.

Answer:Hard drive grinding noise

@NIKIKUKO Hello;Allow me to welcome you to the HP forums! This may simply be the sound that the newer drives make -- given that the laptops are thinner than the old ones and more easily conduct the drive sound.You paid for free HP Tech Support as part of the warranty coverage, so you might as well make use of it.While this PC is still under warranty, you should contact HP Customer Support directly to have them put you in touch with HP Technical Support to see what they can do about troubleshooting and repairing your machine remotely.They should be able to tell you if the sound is "normal" or if it indicates a problem with the drive.If you live in the US or Canada, contact information is on this page: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/phone-assist.html#section1If you live elsewhere, contact information is on this page: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-contact-us.htmlNOTE: After you get through, stay on the line until you are finally able to talk to some one -- it can take a while!If you have trouble finding a phone number, then try: 1 (800) 474-6836Good Luck

Recently when holding the laptop in a certain way a grinding noise ensues from the device followed by a pulse like grinding. Hibernating the laptop and then reopening solves this until pressure is applied to an unspecified part of it after which the noise returns.

I deleted windows 98, reformatted, and installed Windows 2000 and Office 2000I applied all the latest patches for IE, W2K, and OfficeAfter testing here at my home I had no probsSomething happened from putting it in a laptop bag o delivering it to my friend

When she powers it up there is a grinding noise....I can hear it over the phoneandI can also hear the harddrive seeking...clicking sound...which I never heard the whole time I had itThe sound comes from the side with the CDROM and FLoppy....It might be the floppy initializing on startup?????

I believe that one of the fans is making a strange noise, but I can't really be sure which one. Whenever i go into a game full screen, the noise gets even louder. Even when I am in Windows, when I move the mouse around and click things the fan grinds more, but then grinds less. Anyone familiar with this? Any suggestions?

Answer:the mysterious and loud grinding noise

Disconnect any case fans. then you should be able to isolate wheter it is one of them. the CPU or the Video card fan.

I recently bought a new PC. A Dell Ispiron 560 (3.2 ghz, 4gb memory, Windows 7, dual core.). I don't want to get big into gaming on it I just wanted a better video card than the crappy one that came with it, so I bought a HIS HD 4670 IceQ 1gb ($60). Because of that I had to upgrade the PSU from a stock 150w to a OCZ Fata1ity 550w power supply. I uninstalled the previous video drivers by going into Device Manager and deleting them. I also used Driver Cleaner Pro. Then I installed and updated the driver for the HIS 4670. Now my computer seems to have minor mouse lag and the cursor plays catch up to where I want it to go. Also while playing some minor games (ex. A.V.A.,Genesis AD, TheHunter, Vindictus) it lags horribly and makes a grinding sound which comes through the speakers, it does this not only in a game but I can be surfing the web and listing to itunes and it will just spazz out making the grinding sound. Any help? Did I screw something up?I tried looking around on Google, but there were no resovled issues. Some were saying it could be a bad PSU or that there is a conflict with Micrsoft High Definition Audio Dirver.Added:I am getting really frustrated with this, I'm 99% sure it is through the speakers. I took out the HIS 4670 and went with the stock video card and it was still doing it, so I thought maybe it might have something to do with the power supply so I switched it back to the 150w one. The lag and noise still continues to happen I don't know what ... Read more

Answer:Upgraded new PC, mouse lag and grinding noise

QuoteI uninstalled the previous video drivers by going into Device Manager and deleting them. I also used Driver Cleaner ProWas this the instructions that came with the new video card? I din't think so.You may have to roll and start over.You have a Dell Ispiron 560. Did you try the Dell site for any information about possible compatibility issues using HIS HD 4670 IceQ 1gb ?I have nothing good to say about 'drive cleaner pro'. Windows is able to install drivers without the need to fourth party software.No persona experience with HIS HD 4670. A few people complain about it, but that may be expected for a high end product now selling at a bottom price.And yes, conflict with audio and video devices is an old story. It is almost always because of not properly installing drivers.As you well know, you have to be very carefully about the physical installation. If so, this You Tube video is not for you, but for others.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPB_uY00_yg

Hello, yes i was just wondering if anyone could help me. My dad borrowed this scanner from his friend yesterday. It was wokring fine, but today i tried to scan some pictures and it started to make a harsh grinding noise. My dad told me to unplug it , so i did, and plugged it back in afew minutes later, but it continued to make the noise. Any suggestions on how to stop it?

my operating system is windows xp. im not sure what else you would need to now, so please tell me.

Answer:hp scanjet 3670 = grinding noise

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So i was using my Compaq Evo N620c laptop( Windows XP) and i put it on stand by. When i came back, i started the laptop up and it started making a really loud high pitched noise almost like a whistle. I restarted the laptop and it started making the same noise. I went on safe mode and the noise stopped and everything louded perfectly. Than when i went back on my regular account and it started making the noise again. The noise only starts at the blue loading screen for XP. I had this laptop for 2 years and this is the first time this ever happened.

Will the noise stop if I open up my laptop and use a duster ( high pressure air) and i take out all the dust out of my fan and hard drive?

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Answer:Laptop makes a really loud grinding noise

No way to tell for sure what the noise is coming from with the info provided. Could be a fan, could be a hard drive. I suggest you go ahead and try blowing the dust out with canned air through the cooling vents. Use short bursts instead of a continuous blast. First blow air into the exhaust port first, then into the intake port. Repeat until no more dust appears.

Try one thing first... mute the sound. Audio hardware can do some strange stuff.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone else had experience with an issue I am having. I just got my new Y510p laptop and a fan has been making a constant buzzing noise. It sounds like the fan is loose in the housing or ill-fitting and grinding aginst its housing. I have a y510p with 2 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 750m graphics cards in SLI configuration, with 8gb ram. The noise is coming from the fan on the left hand side of the computer. The fan (and noise) starts as soon as the laptop is powered on. From experience with previous laptops, I believe the CPU is located on the left side and this is a problem with the CPU fan. I consider this a serious issue, and will be returning the laptop in a few days if the problem presists. I hope that the fan may "break itself in" over the course of time and the issue resolve itself. Best Regards,Erik

Answer:Lenovo y510p Fan noise : grinding / buzzing

I have recently brought 12 Pcs of IdeaPad Y510p to sold out in Nepal. One of my customer told me he is ireeted while working at night in Peace place due to the Buzz sound which produce in Laptop. After this i checked in my rest of the Laptop and hear the same problems, what is the problem, is this Factory Dafult or some thing.

My power supply has been making some kind of grinding noise. I thought it might have been one of my HDDs, but that proved false. The noise comes about for no apparent reason. When it does happen though, I just hit the back of my comp and it goes away. Any info is appreciated.

Answer:power supply makes grinding noise

eheh, that's not very smart, damaged PSUs have been know to literally explode,flames and all, if i were you, i would trash and spend $50 for a decent PSU off of www.newegg.com and hope it doesn't fry ur system before you do so

There is a loud griding noise whenever my wife's brand new Yoga 13 is titled in any direction. It seems like a simple gyroscopic effect causing the fan to bang in to case. It also seems like something that shouldn't be happening. Is this a problem that other people have experienced or is there something wrong with this machine? Thanks

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Answer:Loud grinding fan noise on brand new yoga 13

Hi Jay,

please see this blog about Yoga 13 fan hitting the metal housing...http://uselesspuzzles.blogspot.com/2012/11/how-to-fix-lenovo-yoga-fan-noise.html

maybe best to consult Lenovo Tech Support about a possible fan replacement...http://support.lenovo.com/de_DE/feedback/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-76613

I just recently built a new PC (back in December) and today it made a weird loud grinding/spinning noise. I immediately powered it down, and now it is running OK. There was no burning smell or anything like that. I'm concerned though. It has never done this before, and I'm not sure what component caused it. It kind of sounded like the DVD rom drive, but there was nothing in the drive. The DVD drive does make weird noises when a disc is put in or when it's reading, but I don't know why it would have this time before no disc was inserted. The case (coolmaster centurion) does have two fans built in, one in the front and one in the back. But they are usually quiet.

I purchased an Envy 34 inch Curved all in one directly from HP. Immediately upon starting bootup, I heard the hard-drive making noises like it was constantly reading/writing. I called tech support and they said that didn't sound right and I should exchange the computer. I called HP direct sales and they sent me another brand new model. The exact same thing is happening on this one. Is it a bad batch of hard drives that HP has in this batch of new computers HP direct is shipping, or is this something going on that needs to be turned off (indexing, etc)?Thanks.

To start, I have seen the thread about a high pitched noise issue with this device's fan, and I don't think my problem is the same one. I have an ongoing issue with my Yoga 3 (full specs below), where for most of the time that the fan is spinning, it makes a loud grinding noise as if there's something stuck in the fan or the blade is off balance. I've only had the laptop for six months and it wasn't a problem when I bought it - it's developed since. The fan still seems to cool the laptop properly, and I've had no warnings from the device, but it's audible in quieter rooms and definitely isn't normal. I've installed the BIOS update that was recommended for a similar fan issue, and I've used OneKey Optimiser to run the fan cleaning tool several times - nothing has changed so far. I'm not sure what to do next. Should I attempt to open the machine and clean the fan unit with compressed air/investigate further, or should I contact someone about a repair? Thanks Aaron

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Answer:Lenovo Yoga 3 1470 Fan Grinding Noise

Hi aaroncawte ,

Welcome to the Community Forums.

As what you have already described , seems that you have done what is needed fro the fan noise issue. Noting that the issue is mechanical in nature , please give tech support a call for the needed service . No need to open the chassis for further steps not to invalidate the seal / warranty and have the tech run further check.

You can however run Lenovo Solution Center for the hardware test just to check on other parts that can also be affected and likewise temperature check at the moment of the noise for baseline data.

You may reach them at : English 0333-777-3991 (National Rate) 9:00 - 18:00 Monday - Friday

My brand new T500 Hard Drive makes off and on very faint grinding noise. The grinding happens for 6 times and then goes away for 5-10 seconds and then happens again and so on. Is this normal or is my new hard drive defective, and should I ask Lenovo for a replacement hard drive? I ran the lenovo hard drive diagnostic tool and it did not find any issues.

Answer:New T500 Grinding Noise from Hard Drive

it would be good to make a recording, but the frequency of the noises suggest your drive head is constantly parking itself...

Hello, I just bought a Lenovo Y580 with 3 yrs accidental protection. There is a horrible whiny high pitch noise on the upper right corner. Occassionally, there is also a grinding noise. Is anyone else having this problem? Also I register the laptop on lenovo and my warrantly status is only saying 1 yrs instead of the 3 yrs that I bought.

Answer:Lenovo Y580 fan - whiny grinding noise

You cpu cooling fan is at the top left, not the top right according to the service manual, do you have a second fan for a dedicated gpu or the dvd-rom is on the right side of the notebook? http://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/ideapad_y480_y580_hmm_1st_edition_mar_2012_english.p... John.

after a power problem, the laptops dvd drive and mains plug broke down, and a grinding sound could then always be heard from the system. after replacing the hard drive in a test, I can now safely say that its not a grinding hard drive at all. the harsh noise seems to be from the systems cpu fan. usually after a few mins of use the noise gets lower (almost disappears), as the temperature of the system increases. I have blown out all of the dust, but the noise remains. whats my other option? would a fan replacement or oiling really solve the issue? I dont have a small enough screwdriver here to remove the fan, and wouldnt be too sure on what to use if an 'oiling' was necessary-no doubt a replacement would be the best bet? surely its not the cpu itself creaking away-lol. thanks for any suggestions if possible. is a grinding/loud fan over a few yrs of use a common problem in laptops? this system is from 2007

Answer:grinding noise from laptop was not a hard drive!

Try taskmanager at start up and see what is using up the CPU.If nothing running system idle process should be showing about 96% that is normal.

I have got fan error once around 1 month back and after trying to restart for 5 to 6 time it booted up fine. The noise started to come up intermittently if I use the laptop for long time. I got the thinkpad cleaned up as mine is 5 years old and I have used it very rough and long times. Its a beautiful laptop without any problem I should say. I got the thinkpad cleaned up on this weekend from a local technician, and I was scared to see the dust inside the laptop when he had opened it up. But he has cleaned it nicely and no noise at his place and when I got home it started again. This time its continous noise no matter if I use it long time or not, but before it used to come after using for some time. But now its starting immedialy when we switch it on no matter if its on battery or power. Can anyone suggest me what part I have to replace and if I can do it myself, as I have searched onine and could see 2 different parts for it one is the black fan and the other is the total copper heatsink unit. SO is it like the black fan is inside the heatsink which is making the noise or I should change the whole heat sink. Please suggest me some ideas. I dont have warranty. Thanks,

Answer:Thinkpad - T61 grinding noise from the top left corner

Sounds like you need a new fan. You can replace just the fan itself, or the heatsink/fan assembly. Replacing either will require reapplying thermal paste to the heatsink. It's not a difficult procedure to do, but neither is cleaning out the dust, so if you needed a tech to do the cleaning for you, then you should probably return to him/her for the fan replacement. You can buy the fan motor very cheap, but they are installed in the heatsink with foil tape, so it's a delicate job to peel back the tape so you can remove the fan and some adhesive and/or sealer may be needed to reseal the tape after the new fan is installed. If you want to replace the whole assembly, then you'll need to make sure you get the correct one for your laptop size and graphic options, there are several different units for the T61 series.

Hi all,I have an r61 laptop, type 8933-A38.I got the fan and cooling sink changed in september last year, after i got a 'fan error'.Since last week the fan makes a grinding noise. However, when I move the laptop around while it's running, the fan noise tends to slow down a bit, and then increase again. I feel there might be something wrong with the rotation of the fan, or maybe lubrication.I sometimes also play GTR2 on my laptop, and just after stopping the game, I checked the CPU temperature to be 82 C. I don't know if it is normal because the cpu was under heavy load during the game. In normal loads, the temperature slowly goes back to 45-47 degrees, but the noise persists. Sometimes the fan becomes silent, but mostly its noisy. Any suggestions? I'm hoping the fan is not gone completely, because it just got replaced last year, it should atleast last another year.

Answer:thinkpad r61 fan grinding noise cpu running from 45-80 degrees

the fan's spindle is probably running out of lubrication or there are foreign particles in the mechanical parts of the fan. You can try to take apart the fan motor, clean it and then reapply some WD-40 and then followed by high quality sewing machine oils.

So recently my laptop seems to be making a low grinding noise, more like the old grinding noise computers use to make when they we loading back in the day, but the thing is it only happens when I scroll up or down on any program, be it chrome, word you name it. It isn't always consistent, sometimes it will be constant as I scroll, or only in short bursts and strange enough, for one instance I was over at ESPN and wasn't even moving the page, but there was a element that kept swiping from one article headline to another and my laptop with grind for the 1 second it took to slide headlines.

There hasn't been any performance issues or negative effects as far as I can tell, but I thought I'd ask around as see if it's perhaps a perquisite to an upcoming one. Anyone experience anything similar?

Answer:Laptop making low grinding noise while scrolling

Sounds like coil whine does it happen if you bring up nothing but a black screen on the browser and move your mouse around over it quickly? How old is the laptop?

EDIT: sorry if its grinding might be hard drive not power related at all. Though you have an SSD correct?

Hi, Notebook details:X220 TabletBought online over U.S ebay on 23/12/2011. I started using on 27/12/2011. It has 3-year depot warranty.Product: 42962YU I encountered a problem a couple of days ago. The hard disk made grinding noises after the notebook was turned off. It now happens every time i turn off the notebook. I am a new Lenovo user/customer. Please provide guidance.

Answer:hard disk failure (grinding noise)

Welcome to the forum!

You'll have to call the local support number, and they'll ship a replacement hard drive. The defective one will have to be returned to them in most cases.

I have a four year old HP Pavilion with windows XP. Three years ago, the CD drive needed to be replaced so we bought a used one for $10. It worked fine until today. I ejected the tray and it only came out halfway and made a grinding noise. I inserted and ejected it a couple more times and it did the same thing. Then, it finally wouldn't open at all. Now when I try to eject it, the light flashes and it makes the same grinding noise but it doesn't open.

I tried to eject it from My Computer and it did the same thing. I take classes on the computer and use CD's for class so I need my CD drive. Is there any way I can fix it? I'm a student on a small income and I don't know when I could afford another one. If there's something I could do to get it working again, that would be great. I'll try to answer all your questions.

Hello ,
For about a year now my computer makes a load grinding noise
on cold boots.Not just that, the temperature in the room effects
the duration of the problem.
The noise stops when Windows is up (or backwards).
The computer is running perfectly well and boot time is quite normal ,the
OS doesn't crash and I never experienced a BSOD on this PC.
The computer isn't old (1.5 years) and is running Windows 7.
I have no idea where the noise come from and what it means.

Answer:[Desktop] Load grinding noise on cold boot

Well, it could be your CD drive, some those spin up and stay spun up during boot. Could also be a fan with a bad bearing, too much dust, or it's just spinning up high for a long time period for some reason. Could also be the hard drive failing.

title says it, whenever i apply any pressure to the underside of my laptop the fan grinds to a stop and starts up a second later. this will happen at the slightest nudge, i cant even pick it up without it grinding. ive had this laptop for maybe 8 months, never bought any warrenty (regretfully). ive used compressed air, never taken it apart to figure out whats up (cant find the right screw, its almost like the dont want you to open them.. mysterious.... ) id like to avoid taking it to get professionally fixed, im a fairly poor person (still havent gotten my usb port fixed bc lack of funds) i hope the fan isnt messed up. ive never dropped it, or dropped anything ON it or anything like that. it started out with just a little whirring more than usual, and over the course of a few months it progressed to this.

december 2016, at the middle of december, i purchased a new acer e5-475g the kaby lake version, after using it for some couple days, the fan making some kind of grinding sound so i'm turning off my laptop then booting it up again, it gone. after several weeks of usage(almost 1 month approximately) it started making the same noise, but sometimes the sound of it is loud, sometimes not. it usually happened after i left my laptop on cold room at the table overnight, but that sound doesnt show up everyday, only several times. i don't know what's going on with my laptop, many people say it could cause/caused by overheat, but i don't think mine caused any of that or by any of that, because i usually use a cooling pad, which is cooler master notepal x3. i already checked some things such as checking the temperature, i also tried to feel the airflow, but i couldn't really feel the airflow, because almost the whole part is occupied by the copper heatsink, i tried to push the body at fan part a bit, and the fan noise louder if i do that, but after waiting several minutes usually the sound gone. can anyone please help me? or share your experience if this problem have ever occur to you? thanks acer E5-475G-53IQspec:-i5-7200u 2.5ghz turbo to 3.1ghz-4gb 2133mhz ddr4 ram-nvidia geforce 940mx-1tb toshiba hard drive

Answer:acer E14 E5-475G fan make weird grinding noise

Sounds like in your description that the fan rubbing chassis. To keep cost down they used plastic which flexes a bit too much for my liking but normally functional. I'd open it up and check the fan for alignment and screws snug. Easy to do really. Remove bottom screws, slide out DVD tray, 3 tiny screws under that. Remove ram cover, unplug speaker wire (near edge white connector) then start with video port side work bottom loose (snap locks so small flat screw driver to loosen) toward the DVD side. Once bottom off you see everything including fan. Examine close, remove and reseat it. This whole procedure everyone basically needs to handle or have someone that can. Maintenance- depending on use and environment you need to blow out the dust (canned air) and redo thermal paste on CPU/GPU and lube fan. The fan brushless but does require upkeep now and then but this soon sounds like blades rubbing chassis. If you suspect fan itself pull sticker and under can access center spin bearing/bushing and few drops of lite oil (3in1/sewing machine oil) to free it up. Let us know how it goes.

Hello, My Y500's ultrabay removable graphics started to make some weird noises. I think it may be the fan making some kind of grinding noise. I need some assistance with a replacement or a fix. Can someone lead me in the right direction for some help with my issue? Thanks.

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Answer:Ideapad Y500 ultrabay graphics grinding noise

hi SuperSup3r,

Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!

Can you share if the removable graphics came in preload with your system, or you ordered it separatly,If not can you share where you got it from,

To further isolate the issue try removing the 2nd Graphics and try turning on the computer and see if the sound will disappear.

I strongly suggest you canotact Lenovo Support as part of your warrant y

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My desktop has been making this odd grinding noise for the past 2 weeks. Not every day but sometimes every other day.

It only happens upon cold boot , or sometimes when restarting. I never hear the grinding noise while the computer is just on or doing other tasks.

I opened it up to see if anything was loose but it doesn't seem this is the case.

Since i don't have some sort of meter tester for my PSU, is there any other way to test it to see if its dieing?

I had this computer for 3 years now, and while i had generic stock PSU last me longer than this i wouldn't at all be surprised if it fails now.

If its not the PSU unit what else could it be? my hard drives test good, and besides i assumed when hard drives started dieing they mde clicking noises rather than grinding.

The Grinding noise sounds like a car is burning tire, except in this case it sounds like something is being scraped upon turning on my pc.

Answer:Desktop makes grinding noise upon cold boot

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My desktop has been making this odd grinding noise for the past 2 weeks. Not every day but sometimes every other day.

It only happens upon cold boot , or sometimes when restarting. I never hear the grinding noise while the computer is just on or doing other tasks.

I opened it up to see if anything was loose but it doesn't seem this is the case.

Since i don't have some sort of meter tester for my PSU, is there any other way to test it to see if its dieing?

I had this computer for 3 years now, and while i had generic stock PSU last me longer than this i wouldn't at all be surprised if it fails now.

If its not the PSU unit what else could it be? my hard drives test good, and besides i assumed when hard drives started dieing they mde clicking noises rather than grinding.

The Grinding noise sounds like a car is burning tire, except in this case it sounds like something is being scraped upon turning on my pc.Click to expand...

It could be a worn bushing in one of the fans causing the blades to scrape against the case until it's up to speed. As far as hard drives, I used to maintain a Macintosh lab and whenever the hard drives were being accessed there was a scraping noise from all 10 of the Mac SEs, especially on startup but none of the hard drives showed any signs of failure in the two years I maintained that lab. If the scraping noise was from your hard drive now though, you wouldn't be able to boot up.... Read more

Just finished installing my upgrades to my computer, including a nice new H100, and it would appear my hopes for a silent PC one day have been blown out of the water, with this cooler at least. The pump unit is making a sound like...well...a loud pump really, a constant grinding/buzzing/humming noise, kinda like a failing hard drive spinning. I know for a fact they are not meant to perform this way, and I have read many topics about this, but I am a little uncertain still.

Has anyone actually encountered this problem and/or knows how to fix it? Replies I have seen involve:

-Shaking it/bending pipes/generally moving it about (perhaps moving air bubbles?)
-Lowering the voltage (apparently at 12V the pump can be prone to this)

Obviously the shaking/moving thing is a pain cause you just gotta keep doing it till it works (or doesn't), and it requires the removal of the block which requires thermal paste to be reapplied, etc, pain in the ass. The voltage thing sounds very plausible, but I'm not sure exactly how to fix it.

Can anyone give me a specific/accurate explanation of what the noise is and/or how I can (prefereably not might, but rather can) fix this?

Thanks.

Answer:H100 pump makes somewhat loud grinding noise

Update:

This site here had quite a few solutions such as those I mentioned earlier:Corsair H100 pump noise

I have tried tapping the pipes, that only made it a bit louder, and I've cycled through the pump settings but that has done nothing. I don't want to remove the block because I'm in debt and I have no thermal paste I can use if I need to replace what is on there already which is probably a good idea. I have no molex to molex adapter I can use to make a makeshift voltage adapter either. Bit of a predicament :P

I'll make this short and sweet since I don't know when my next BSOD will be. Last night my computer started making a random grinding sound and then blue screened. This has happened once before but hasn't happened for about a year. No hardware changes have been made since I purchased the parts for this PC and very little changes software wise.

I did a system restore last night and that looked like it made a difference but it then blue screened once again about an hour later.

I've attached the logs gathered by the tool in the sticky thread at the top of the forum.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

EDIT: since posting this I've done the following:
Removed Qualcomm etheros killer network suite and replaced it with a driver only version of the same software
Removed Realtek hd audio driver
Attempted to upgrade to windows 10 only to blue screen and revert to 8.1
Uninstalled my graphics driver, rebooted and reinstalled.
Panicked frequently
Run defrag tools on both hard drives, which took a very long time on my D drive.
I'm currently running chkdsk /r on both drives, which has been stuck on D: 10% for about an hour. The buzzing sound I've been hearing is also a lot louder during the check, could my HDD be dying?

Answer:Random BSODs and sudden grinding noise from my computer

Hi RoastMaster,

Welcome to the 8forums

I would suggest to update the BIOS to the newest version to see if that makes a difference.https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/supp...html#down-bios

Please cleanup your C: partition (move files to the D: partition is an option), you need a few dozen GB free on your C: partition for a few reasons.1. The dumps created in the BSOD process may not be saved properly, because there is not enough free space.2. If you want to upgrade you need 25-30GB free space at least, after the upgrade 20GB is used for a folder called Windows.Old which contains system files from the previous installation. There is also a few GB used for the installation files & logs what makes that you at least need 25GB free space to perform the upgrade. If you increase the free space to 25GB you would get problems after the upgrade is done for the reason that Windows needs a certain amount of free space to perform several tasks in the background so the user won't be bothered with it, the recommended amount of free space is 15% the size of the hard drive on each partition. Each partition so that each partition can be maintained.This is why I would currently recommend a free space of at least 30GB if you're planning on upgrading.If you're not planning on upgrading, about 20GB is more than enough free space

Hi, the fan in my T470s started making grinding noises when it starts spinning. There are no noise while spinning constantly or spinning down. I made a video, the noise starts between second one and two. Please excuse the static noise, they come from the mic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhBZWOzSBDw I am definitely calling the support hotline. I have a tech coming on wednesday anyway so I'm trying to fit this in the same appointment. I was just wondering if anyone has the same noise? As often as the fan starts with the i7 7600u, this drives me nuts. Regards, Adriano

I recently bought an HP Omen 2 months ago. For the last month it has made a glitchy noise that can also sound like grinding. It espicially happens when I watch videos of any kind, or if I am just on the web. Strangely, it stops making the noise when I play a video game such as overwatch. I know for a fact that it is a hardware problem as I have performed tests. It has something to do with the power or the fan. It changes loudness when i change the power settings. Is this Normal? I would appreciate if I got an answer ASAP. Thank you in advance!

My CD drive is making loud noises. This doesn't occur all the time. For example,I'm watching a DVD - Criminal Minds Season 4 and it allowed me to watch the episodes fine but when I tried to watch a deleted scene, it made this loud grinding noise and it wouldn't stop even when I clicked stopped in Windows Media Player. It only stopped when I removed the DVD.

This also occurred when I was watching another DVD, I was trying to skip through it and it made that loud grinding noise again but it still played after it got to where I wanted it to be. But with the Criminal Minds DVD, it won't work even when I leave the DVD grinding to see if it'll go to the deleted scene.

I don't understand what's going on. I barely used it before but now it's acting up. I never dropped my laptop or hit it.

I'm attaching the sound it makes. I hope there's a way I can fix this on my own.

Btw, the deleted scene worked on my sister's Toshiba laptop. It made no loud noises. It was smooth.

Edit: Here is the sound it makes. https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resi...int=file%2cm4a It's the one named DVD drive

Answer:Asus Laptop CD Drive Makes Loud Grinding Noise

A DVD drive will make noise. Whirring and a little bit of clunking and ticking are normal, but a solid grinding sound does not sound good. You may have to replace that DVD drive.

I put all the machines in the in the topic because they are all have similar platforms. The fan on my M90z makes an intermittent grinding noise for 10-20 mintues most often when my machine is booted or comes out of hibernation. It sounds like it is not connected correctly. It is actually pretty quiet when it does not make the noise. I really don't want to take send it back for a warrantly repair. Is there a risk of a complete failure in the future? If there is a will send it back. When the warranty ends, I could open it up myself. Does anyone else have this problem on their M90z , M71z, M70z, A71z, or A70z?

So this problem seemed to come out of nowhere, I have no idea why it started. Basically, when I use my internet, eg: opening link, loading video or downloading randomly my speakers make a grinding noise and until the noise stops (can be 1-10 seconds) my internet drops (the internet icon on the bottom right shows it is still connected but nothing loads until the noise stops. Even then, the noise can drop in and out like 10 times in a minute and is constantly messing up the internet.

If someone could help, it would be much appreciated, my speakers are Logitech (doubt that makes much difference as I doubt the problem is linked to them and my LAN card is some Ralink thing, nothing special.

Here is a low volume recording of the noise, turn up your speakers to hear it well.

Answer:Speakers make buzzing/hiss/grinding noise and internet drops until sound stops

Right, got a brand new pc 2 weeks ago. Been really lovely to me so far, apart from the HDD grinding..I've looked through the whole interwebs and a bit more but none on the solutions has helped me! I've disabled Super fetch and Windows search which helped a little. But i still hear grinding from my harddrive? is it just my case (ive removed the harddrive screws)?I've been looking into the Reliabilty and Performance monitor and it looks like Svchost.exe is causing the problems. Trying to get screenshots of it (in the reli and perfor montior) but for some reason its being quite quiet! Bah!

Hello, I just purchased a new W550s from Lenovo and so far have been suffering from a really bad experience. I was hoping you guys might be aware of some solutions to these problems: 1. The wifi speeds on the laptop have been consistently too slow rendering the laptop really useless when doing any online work even on a single browser tab. This has been experienced only on this laptop as other Lenovo laptops have been performing normally on the exact same wifi connections at the same time. I tried updating the Intel wifi driver from Lenovo's website to version 17.16.1 but that did not improve anything. 2. The audio coming out of the laptop's speakers suffers from a noticable and noisy distortions that I have not heard from any other laptop before. I updated the realtek audio driver but that didnot improve anything as well. 3. The Lenovo Solution Center application tells me that the Nvidia display driver is not installed even though I see it inside the "Programs and Features" list with version 341.01. I tried accessing the Nvidia control panel but it won't run. I went to Lenovo's website and tried downloading the version 9.18.13.4101. The installer was downloaded but it didnot run. When I went to Nvidia's website, it said there are no drivers for this setup. I am wondering whether the dedicated graphics card is running on my laptop or if it is actually useless. I am also wondering if there are any newer, even if beta, dri... Read more

Answer:Help with serious problems on a new W550s

1) Do you have a 7260AC wireless card, but are connecting to a 802.11n network? Does it only happen in a specific browser? Does running in high performance mode work better?2) Try disabling the Dolby enhancements and see if it goes away. If it does, look for a limiter option in the Dolby control panel and try adjusting that.3) Does the NVIDIA card appear in Device Manager under Display Adapters? You can always use the standard drivers off of the NVIDIA site if you want to use newer ones.

Hi, I?ve got a W550s since a few months ago, and I?m happy with it. However, it gets a lot of finger marks on the lid, and I can?t manage to erase them. I cleaned all my previous computers (keyboards, trackpads, mouses and lids) with 70% alcohol, which always worked well, especially for everyday stains left by fingers. However, the W550s? lid is finely grainy I think, and no amount of alcohol can remove even the slightest finger mark. Here?s how that looks now: http://i.imgur.com/kUFY05t.jpg I also tried with some LCD screen cleaner, but it?s not working either.Does anyone have the same issue with this laptop or another and have found a solution? I don?t want to try acetone or something and melt the laptop altogether! Thanks : )

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Answer:Cleaning the lid of a W550s

Hi, NCLM, Mine is getting a lot of finger prints too. It's the worst ThinkPad for fingerprints I've ever had. What WERE they thinking? We're supposed to use cotton gloves to handle a mil-spec workstation? Here's what the EN-US user manual says. Cleaning the cover of your computer Occasionally clean your computer by doing the following: 1. Prepare a mixture of a gentle kitchen-use detergent. The detergent must not contain abrasive powder orstrong chemicals such as acid or alkaline. Use five parts water to one part detergent.2. Absorb the diluted detergent into a sponge.3. Squeeze excess liquid from the sponge.4. Wipe the cover with the sponge, using a circular motion and taking care not to let any excess liquid drip.5. Wipe the surface to remove the detergent.6. Rinse the sponge with clean running water.7. Wipe the cover with the clean sponge.8. Wipe the surface again with a dry, soft, lint-free cloth.9. Wait for the surface to dry completely and remove any fibers from the cloth. I'm taking that to mean something like dish detergent. In the US that could suggest DOVE or DAWN brands. Has anybody done this?

Most of time, the machine works quietly since the fan is static. After running some cpu consuming program, such as Photoshop, the fan starts to spin at 2500 rpm shown by TPfan control, making audible nosie in quiet place. Can Lenovo adjust the lowest speed to be around 2000 rpm? Like you did for W530. That will make this machine a real ultrabook.

Answer:W550s cpu fan noisy

Yeah I don't get why they insist on making the lowest fan RPM stepping 2500RPM.

As it's released now:It's good someone realized that the trackpoint needs buttons. This shouldn't have happened in the first place, but at least it got fixed fairly quickly.Now, please also revert the keyboard back to a standard layout please!

Answer:Thinkpad W550s

Also please provide reasonable options of displays: - 15.6" 1920x1080 IPS display (yes, even Acer for half price can do that)- 15.6" 3840x2160 IPS display - this will allow to get 1920x1080 resolution with 200% size thus non-blurry text And LED status indicators of disk activity and wireless.

As far as I can figure out, all W550s come with the front internal battery, right? However, in regard to the rear battery options, what can we do if we later want to buy one of the several types available? The Lenovo web site does not show any battery accessories for the W550s.

Answer:W550s Batteries

You can always order them through technical support. In Belgium I buy my batteries from IBM using the part numbers.

Finally the mouse buttons are back so I'm now looking to replace my T61p with 1920x1200 screen. I'm a software developer that needs to work at customer's sites. I've been using ThinkPads since the butterfly, although my last several have been Txx models. I want to upgrade to get the 16gb of memory, the higher resolution screen, better battery life, and faster processor. Roughly in that order. I can probably learn to live with the offset keyboard, but the lack of mouse buttons was a non-starter. I've narrowed my choices down to the W550s or the T550. They seem to have about the same price and features. What are the differences between these two models? Or are they similar enough that I should just flip a coin? Tom

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Answer:W550s vs. T550

Hello.

The T-series and W-series are actually quite different. The T-series don't come with workstation graphic processors as the W-series do, and for the models you list, the T550 is more a basic ultrabook, albeit configurable to be quite powerful, only comes with the Intel HD GPU while the W550s comes with dual Optimus graphics, i.e. the Intel HD and NVIDIA Quadro K620M 2GB.

Hi guys, I am looking into replacing the standard HDD in my w550s with an SSD around 500GB.Would like feedback from anyone who is happy with the SSD upgrade they installed.Once I removed all the extra programs lenovo factory installs I have been pretty happy with this machine aside from a little flickering when I really hammer it with large Raw file editing and exporting in lightrooom.

Answer:W550s SSD upgrade

Once you try an SSD, you'll never go back to spinners. I've had excellent luck with Samsung 850s and Intel drives-- both seem fully compatible with older machines (although I cannot speak to your model). Micron MX series are also OK but have compatibility issues with Intel Storage Manager; avoid the BX series, seems too many compromises in that line to achieve very low price points. Overall, try an EVO 850 or 850 Pro. Good prices and seem to have high reliability and performance.

I have a Lenovo W550s Pro. Recently I bought a Crucial BX100 250 GB SATA 2.5" Internal SSD. When I tried to boot the computer after installing the drive, it gave me a Media Test Failure. I checked the system diagnostics, and the SSD shows up fine as the storage device. I then went to the BIOS and changed the startup settings. I removed the PCI LAN from the boot priority order and set the network boot to the SSD, which shows up as "ATA HDD0: CT250BX100SSD1". Now when I restarted from there, it takes me to the boot menu without showing the media test failure. Now the only thing showing on the boot menu is the ATA HDD0. When I select it, it simply loops me back to the boot menu over and over. Help?

Hey all,I just got a W550s to replace my T530. I was previously using an external 1680x1050 monitor, connected through a mini-displayport to displayport cable. Worked perfectly fine. When I plug that cable into my new W550s, I get nothing on the external screen. The computer detects that another display is connected, but I can't set the resolution and nothing will appear on the display. When I set the display input to displayport, it goes to sleep immediately. If I plug in any other computer to that displayport cable, it works fine. I've uninstalled the video drivers and reinstalled from those on the Lenovo site, but no go. I've tried several known good cables, and I've tried connected to another display, no go. Any ideas?

Answer:Displayport on W550s

Hi, For troubleshooting (or just use), have you tried the VGA port? I have a 1080p touch screen hooked to mine since I don't have a digital DP connector yet, and it works fine. (Yeah. I did have to go rummage through a pile of old cables and stuff to find it.) Other than that, are you powering up the monitor after starting the notebook? If it keeps running, then what happens if you press the display-mode switch then?

My Lenovo ThinkPad 520 recently gave out and I feel its time to upgrade. But I'm not sure if I want W550s or W541, I stream big programs all the time at the same time including gaming and Photoshop and a bunch of tabs on the internet. I know I want a solid state hard drive and both have the option but I'm not sure where to go from there. Please help? Any opinions?

Answer:W550s vs W541

When you say Photoshop I would immediately say W541 because 32GB of RAM might be useful if using multiple files. Those 16GB SODIMMs are a little bit expensive right now. And they only work on the W550s.Plus if you play games, the GPU of the W541 is faster than the one found in the W550s, which performs similar to the Quadro K1100M and K2000M. So that is another reason to get the W541. Make sure to grab the K2100M with the W541.If you somehow don't like the hot palm rest when gaming on the W541, grab a cheap mechanical keyboard for 10-20 EUR. You won't regret your purchase. The W540/W541 is a great workstation/ThinkPad to play games on. You can buy a mechanical keyboard on shop.lenovo.com as well. Saves you some shipping costs. Make sure you pick the same keyboard layout as the W541. Otherwise you would end up switching keyboard layouts more than you would want.I got two SSDs in my W540. one in ultrabay and one as my main SSD.The ThinkPad W550s is a great portable option.

Hibeside the fact it is very annoying sometimes my hard drive just grinding away for no reason. i did a gwscan on the Hd no errors found should i be curious abut this? is this happening to any oneelse? i have windows vista home premium express upgrade 32bit

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Answer:grinding help

I would back up any important data asap.

Grinding is not good, your system may crash soon, I dont mean to scare you but, usually grinding on a HD drive means it wont be lasting very long

I have a T61 7658 CTO, and the fan has been making more and more noise as time has gone by. It started as a light clicking while the fan is running, and now it makes a fairly loud grinding noise. I'm well out of warranty, so that's not an option. Does anyone know if there's a way I can fix this, or do I need to replace the fan? If I do need to replace the fan, any idea where I can get one?

Answer:T61 grinding fan

Bearing on the fan is properly running out of lubrication. Someone say, if you pull on the fan itself, it should pop off, which allows you add some high quality bearing oil/grease. I never tried this myself, so i don't know whether this will actually works. If worst comes to worst, just replace the fan yourself, you can source one from ebay for around 70 to 100 USD. Message Edited by lead_org on 04-05-2009 07:54 PM

OK not serious but at the moment my hard drive will not shut up, constant CPU usage between 3 and 6 percent accessing something. All I can see in the task manager is a little bit of avg and some system tasks. Im at a dead loss on this. I thought I had it sorted when I told the .net framework to sort its self out all in one go instead of using a background process but it has started again.

C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe, the Java Quick Starter service can cause unnecessary disk access. Unless you use a lot of Java applications and want them to start as fast as possible, open services.msc (Start->Run->services.msc) and change its startup type to manual. This is a particularly annoying service and will re-enable itself everytime you update the Java Runtime Environment.

I'd also disable the Java Update Scheduler (C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe) and the installshield update service (C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe) but then I prefer to take manual control of my updates rather than letting them happen automatically.

I have a fatal1ty an8 sli motherboard and the smaller fan on it sometimes will make a grinding noise. it'll speed up, then come to a near halt(this is when it makes the grinding noise) and then speed back up and repeat the process. in the image below it's the orange fan near the bottom left. sometimes the fan works normally but usually it does this...should i be worried? the metal part of the fan is hot enough that i can barely touch it for a few seconds before i have to stop.

Hi,I got my new Lenovo Thinkpad W550s yesterday and I'm having some troubles with it.When I try to watch Videos on YouTube in higher Resolutions (720p up to 4k) my CPU Usage Jumps to 100% It doesn't matter which Browser (ie, Firefox, or Chrome) or which Plugin (HTML 5 or Flash), It will react the same way.I even deinstalled and then reinstalled the Video Card Drivers several times. It doesn't do the trick for me.I can asure I have installed the newest Flash and Browsers and because it's a new System there aren't any Maleware or something like that (Checked that too) My System Specs are:15.5" 3K IPS (2880 x 1620)Intel® Core? i7-5500U Dual-Core Prozessor (2.4 ? 3.0 GHz)NVIDIA Quadro K620M (2 GB)16 GB RAM512 GB SSDWindows 7 Pro Does somebody know, how to fix this? I'm really frustrated. Trying to fix this Problem the hole day..

Answer:ThinkPad W550s Problems

Hi Irgendbas,

Welcome to Lenovo Community!

I think this issue can be caused by confliction from one of the background programs. You may troubleshoot in Clean Boot Mode.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows 7 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Also try disabling all the browser add-ons except adobe flash player.

Hope this helps.

Best regards,Hemanth Kumar

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Upgrading my W550S memory (laptop being shipped now):Should I order:DDR3L 1600 9-9-9-28 orDDR3L 1600 11-11-11-28Does the W550s support 9-9-9-28?Thank you,(I am hoping there is an answer on this forum, spoke to 4 people at lenovo and they kept sending me to other departments)

Answer:W550s memory latency? (9 or 11)

Hello and welcome,

I don't have a W to check, but here's what Crucial says about compatible RAM:

Hello, I have an issue with my new W550s where the USB ports on the machine do not detect my headset correctly. I get a USB identifier error on all ports. However, if I plug into the dock, the headset is detected and works fine. I've tried reinstalling the USB drivers. (The headset has no drivers - Logitech says windows should detect it automatically - which it does, but only through the dock) Some devices work, some don't. Anyone else experienced this issue? Jeb

Hello, I have a W550s laptop. The only OS on this laptop is Fedora 23 and it works fine even though I intermittently get a popup saying my vmlinuz file is corrupt. The popup disappears by itself and everything works fine. A member of the Fedora forum said he had the same problem and he thought it might be a Bios problem. If interested see:http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=307730 I therefore decided to upgrade my Bios with the hope that this message would disappear. The laptop does not have a CD/DVD drive so I attempted to upgrade the Bios using a USB stick. I did the following. I obtained the latest Bios for my W550s from Lenovo, n11ur05w.iso. As per articles I read on the internet, I created joe.img with:: $ perl geteltorito.pl -o joe.img n11ur05w.iso Then: # dd if=joe.img of=/dev/sdb bs=1M I turned off secure boot and, F12, tried to boot from the USB stick. It didn't work, I came back to the same menu asking me to choose a boot device. I tried the same thing again with secure boot on with the same result. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you,Joe

Answer:Can't update BIOS on W550s

The following worked for me: $ wget https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/n11ur05w.iso$ wget http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~krienke/ftp/noarch/geteltorito/geteltorito.pl$ chmod 755 geteltorito.pl$ ./geteltorito.pl n11ur05w.iso > biosupdate.img$ sudo dd if=biosupdate.img of=/dev/<yourusbflashdevice> bs=512K Restart machine and boot from USB device.*Note, I also set the boot mode in the BIOS to UEFI only and disabled secure boot before booting from USB. FYI, this wiki is useful regarding Linux onThinkpads:http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/BIOS_Upgrade#GRUB2:_booting_CD_Image HTH!

I just sent my Lenovo ThinkPad W550s in for repair because the fan was making noise. The fan is all fixed now, but now only the extra battery pack is being recognized and it says Battery #1: Not present. This started right after I got my laptop back from the service center, is this something I need to send my laptop in again for? Or is there a DIY quick fix to this issue?

Answer:Battery #1 Not Present in W550s

Hello and welcome,

I have no experience with this particular model, so you may wish to wait for someone who does...

My WAG is that they disconnected the battery during fan service and didn't get it properly reconnected.

If you're so inclined you can open the bottom and have a look. Otherwise I'd say to return it to service. The HMM may help you decide: